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Emergencies

Prayers for emergencies - for people whose lives have been devastated by an emergency and the situation that they face


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For hundreds of years, Maasai herders have roamed with their cows in search of pasture and water, a lifestyle uniquely adapted to dry lands. But the current drought is the worst in living memory - three long years without rain {CAFOD]

Prayer for East Africa food crisis (26.78 kB)

A prayer for those affected by the drought in East Africa

Intercession: for East Africa (29.42 kB)

A prayer of intercession for those people affected by the food crisis and drought in East Africa

Prayer: for the long haul (17.86 kB)

One year on from the floods, we continue to hold the people of Pakistan in our prayers

Prayer for Pakistan (51.73 kB)

We pray for those affected by the devastating floods in Pakistan

Women wade through flood waters with their children while evacuating from Nowshera, in Pakistan's northwest Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province courtesy of www.alertnet.org [REUTERS/Adrees Latif ]

Intercession: for Pakistan (17.45 kB)

A prayer of intercession for those people affected by the floods in north-west Pakistan

Ronal Labauche received clean water from our partner, Caritas in Haiti. [Michelle Hough/Caritas]

Prayer: the good news that is the people of Haiti (17.83 kB)

Two years on from the devastating earthquake, we continue to pray for the people of Haiti as they rebuild their lives

Mothers wait in line to receive food aid at a distribution centre at the village of Yama in northwestern Niger August 3, 2005. [REUTERS/Finbarr O' Reilly courtesy of alertnet.org]

Prayer: Comfort and protect your people (17.39 kB)

A prayer asking for God's love in times of distress.

Prayer for the people of Haiti (78.63 kB)

Download a prayer for people who have been affected by the Haiti earthquake

Enerson (10) and Edwige (6), whose father died in the earthquake, are living in a tent at Caritas Haiti's headquarters. [Caritas]

Intercession: for Haiti (17.36 kB)

A prayer of intercession for the people of Haiti

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